Liuyin Road is backed by Binjiang Park, is a quiet street in the north-south direction, the street is lined with green trees, all of them are small mansions with different architectural styles, in the early years, they lived in the overseers, superintendents, commanders of various roads and foreigners from all over the world, and now live in Xichuan Province and Xiajiang City, the main party and government cadres, the jurisdiction belongs to the Administrative Affairs Administration of Xiajiang City. Zhong Mingren, secretary of the provincial party committee, lived at No. 28 Liuyin Road when he was the secretary of the municipal party committee, and has lived until now and has never moved his nest. Zhao Qigong moved into No. 2 Liuyin Road when he was the secretary of the municipal party committee, and less than half a year after moving in, he helped Li Dongfang to get off the small building diagonally across No. 7 Liuyin Road. This made Li Dongfang very emotional: Zhao Qigong had nothing to say about the comrades in the team who cared for their lives.

In the past, in a team, a mayor, a secretary of the municipal party committee, they met all day long during the day, in Zhao Qigong's joking words, they spent more time with their own wives than they were, and they were tired of seeing each other's faces, so it was not a temporary emergency, Li Dongfang generally did not go to Zhao Qigong after work. After Zhao Qigong was transferred to the province, although there were fewer opportunities to meet during the day, due to the long-term inertia, Li Dongfang still rarely went to Zhao Qigong's house, and he went there several times in half a year, all at the request of Zhao Qigong. This time, Li Dongfang took the initiative to find the door and wanted to have a good talk with his old leader.

After dinner, strolling through the crooked door of the oil house, crossing the street in the hazy moonlight of willow branches swaying, and coming to the gate of No. 2 Liuyin Road, Li Dongfang told himself again and again in his heart: Be calm, you must be calm, this is not a showdown, nor an attack, but a persuasion, an old friend and an old comrade, to another old friend and comrade.

It was Zhao Qigong's young wife Liu Lulu who opened the door.

Liu Lulu opened the door and said, "Secretary Li, our old Zhao is waiting for you, he is not in a good mood for a while." ”

Li Dongfangqiang said with a smile: "I can guess that there are so many things happening in Xiajiang, and no one's mood can get better." ”

When I entered the living room, I saw that Zhao Qigong was inscribed on the big desk, which was four big characters: Xichuan Rose. There are two inscriptions, one vertical and one horizontal. Seeing Li Dongfang coming in, Zhao Qigong didn't put down the brush in his hand, but said: "Dongfang, you sit first, I'll finish it right away!" Moistening the pen in the ink inkstone, he said, "Our singer Xiao He called me three times a day today, and I have to write an inscription for her "New Song of the Century", and I am relied on!" ”

Li Dongfang walked to Zhao Qigong's side and looked at it: "Old leader, you have this artistic cell, I don't dare to ask questions." ”

Zhao Qigong said while writing down: "I dare to question the words of various celebrities in the literary and artistic circles, and I dare not ask questions about shopping malls and hotels, I have said to these CEOs more than once, I inscribed to you on the stage today, what should I do when I get off the stage?" You haven't shoveled all my words yet. ”

Li Dongfang didn't take this stubble, pointed to the ink and said: "This word 'rose' is good, soft and strong." ”

Zhao Qigong glanced at Li Dongfang and said, "How can you say that there are no artistic cells?" Dongfang, I think you still have a level of appreciation! I advise you to make a few friends in the cultural world when you have time. There are benefits. Receiving some artistic edification is also a kind of rest, killing two birds with one stone. Friends in the cultural circles are not bothered, and they will not ask you for an official, let alone report to you endlessly. If you can put down the shelf and make friends with them on an equal footing, satisfy their vanity, and they will feel very happy. ”

Li Dongfang said with a smile: "So Chinese intellectuals are good and cheap!" ”

After paying and using the seal, Liu Lulu carefully took away the inscription, and avoided it after serving a cup of tea.

Zhao Qigong sat down on the sofa at this time: "What, that Deng Shuanglin in the middle courtyard has been taken down?" ”

Li Dongfang said: "This is the unanimous opinion of the Standing Committee, and even Chen Zhongcheng did not oppose it at the meeting. ”

Zhao Qigong asked: "Does this Deng Shuanglin have a more serious problem?" ”

Li Dongfang said: "No,—— at least no serious problems have been found so far. However, the ideological and political qualities of this comrade are not very suitable for the position of president of the court, and the negative impact of the Hongfeng Mall case is so great that it will not work if it is not replaced. We have already arranged for him to be the party secretary of the Municipal Bureau of Justice. ”

Zhao Qigong nodded: "It's okay, this arrangement is worthy of him, and he came for this matter today?" ”

Li Dongfang pondered for a while: "Old leader, come and report to you about your thoughts." ”

Zhao Qigong hurriedly waved his hand: "Dongfang, don't give me this set, the old rules, if you have something to say, let it go." ”

Li Dongfang said: "That's good, that's good, old leader, I'll have a heart-to-heart relationship with you: I think we have now reached a crossroads, and where to take the next step is very important, and if you take a wrong step, you are likely to make serious political mistakes, or even crimes." ”

Zhao Qigong looked at Li Dongfang: "Oh, it's so serious?" ”

Li Dongfang's expression was very heavy: "It's so serious!" After you told me about Chen Zhongcheng, the more I thought about it, the more scared I became. Chen Zhongcheng, as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, is already suspected of committing a crime when he tried Tian Zhuangda's case. It's a serious crime! If we really let these criminals escape the punishment of the law under our protection, we will be betraying this party, this country, and the people, and the nature of this crime will probably be worse than isolated crimes. ”

Zhao Qigong lowered his head and thought, "Isn't this thing in the past?" Touhou, why did you bring it up again? ”

Li Dongfang shook his head and said again, speaking very earnestly: "Old leader, how can you pass?" After I left your house last time, I wondered almost day and night: What do the party and the people expect us to do when they put us in such an important post? Do you expect us to engage in some false achievements? Apparently not. Of course, it is not a political achievement to catch more corrupt elements, which shows that we have made a lot of mistakes on the issue of employing people, and if we make mistakes, we will sincerely and carefully examine them; the nature of the mistakes is a little more serious, and we will not be able to get the understanding of the party and the people. We must not betray the party, the country, and the people! At least I, Li Dongfang, will never do it! ”

Zhao Qigong raised his head: "Comrade Dongfang, are you finished?" ”

Li Dongfang nodded: "Let's talk about it first, old leader, I don't mean to point it out to you!" ”

Zhao Qigong's face was extremely ugly: "Comrade Dongfang, did I say that I indulged criminals?" If memory serves, the last time I spoke to you was about strategy! It's not that criminals don't want to be caught, it's that they shouldn't be in a hurry! I also want to charge tonight and wipe out all the millions of Chiang Kai-shek's troops early tomorrow morning, is it possible? Is it realistic? If you charge in front, you are not afraid that people will hit you with black guns from behind? We're fighting sideways now, and you're not unaware of that! You say you're terrific and tell you: I don't have this idea, never! Why? I'm confident that I'll do a better job than some of my comrades! The state and the people have trained me from a college student to a high-ranking party cadre, and they have expectations for me, and they do not want me to fall recklessly under the black guns of my comrades! ”

Li Dongfang could no longer have imagined that Zhao Qigong would be so impassioned.

Zhao Qigong knocked on the coffee table and continued: "Is there anything really about sheltering criminals? Yes! Many provinces and cities have it, I dare not say that it is common, and the area involved may not be small! If he is not discovered from above, he will not report it, the conspiracy case will become a case, the big case will become a small case, the big thing will become a small case, and the small thing will be turned into a small matter! When I first heard about this kind of thing, I was also very angry, and I was as excited as you are now, and today I am not angry, and I can understand it somewhat. Sheltering corrupt elements is just a phenomenon, and the factors behind it are very complex, and almost all of them involve many political and economic interests of a region and a unit, and there is at least one political science and one sociology in this! ”

Li Dongfang couldn't help but interject: "I'm afraid there is still a black thick school!" ”

Zhao Qigong agreed: "Yes, a black thick school should be added." He continued, "Compared to these places, what is this little thing about our Xiajiang?" Yes? If no one makes a big fuss, why is it so earth-shattering?! You may also know that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has intervened in Tian Zhuangda's case, and Wang Peisong, secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, went to report to the big boss twice in three days, but he didn't say a word in front of me! ”

Li Dongfang said: "Old leader, since you already know that you are passive, you should strive for the initiative!" ”

Zhao Qigong sneered: "How can I take the initiative? Go to Zhong Mingren to cry bitterly, saying that I have been the secretary of the municipal party committee in Xiajiang for eight years, covering the sky with one hand, and using a group of bad cadres? Including that Chen Zhongcheng? ”

Li Dongfang said calmly: "At least you have used this Chen Zhongcheng wrongly, Zhong Mingren has pressed Chen Zhongcheng in the position of deputy director of the Public Security Bureau for several years, and you brought him up as soon as you came up, and he is also the director of the bureau, a member of the Standing Committee, and the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee." Comrade Zhong Mingren put forward a different opinion at the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, and you still went to work, and in less than half a year, you reported him to the Standing Committee again. This is not to shirk responsibility, I have repeatedly reminded you of the use of this person, this person is not right. ”

Zhao Qigong couldn't hide his frustration: "So, what now?" You can at least keep it up for me! ”

Li Dongfang shook his head and said firmly: "No, this person must be taken down!" ”

Zhao Qigong was taken aback: "Li Dongfang, are you asking for my opinion, or are you informing me?" ”

Li Dongfang said: "I solicited my opinions last time, and this time I can only say that I have informed you." In addition, I am not afraid that you will be angry, and I still suggest that you go and talk to Comrade Zhong Mingren once, including Chen Zhongcheng's manipulation in the Tian Zhuangda case. It is up to you to suggest to the provincial party committee that Chen Zhongcheng be removed from his post as a member of the Standing Committee of the Xiajiang City CPC Committee, which is much more proactive than our municipal party committee proposing to the provincial party committee. This may be the only thing I can do for your old leader now, I hope you understand. ”

Zhao Qigong looked at Li Dongfang in a daze for a long time before asking, "Comrade Dongfang, what if I don't do this?" ”

Li Dongfang said word by word: "Then only I can give a full explanation to the provincial party committee on behalf of the Xiajiang Municipal Party Committee!" ”

The weight of these words, the tone of these words, made Zhao Qigong fall into painful thoughts.

Li Dongfang thought for a while, and said in a heavy tone: "Old leader, at this moment, I still regard you as my friend and comrade, and I still regard all that has happened as a deviation in your understanding. However, no matter what you say, no matter what political science, sociology, or black science, I, the secretary of the Xiajiang Municipal CPC Committee, cannot lose anything I say, that is, I just said, I must not betray the party, the country, and the people! Of course, if you insist that I must explain all this to the provincial party committee, I will definitely seek truth from facts, including your vivid thinking that you are worried that the Tian Zhuangda case will be taken advantage of, and your clear attitude towards corrupt elements is not immovable, but will be moved later......

Zhao Qigong waved his hand again and again: "Dongfang, don't say it, don't say it yet, you give me a few more days, let me think about it, think about it, my brain is very messy now, it's really messy......"

Li Dongfang was inconvenient to force it further, and sighed: Old leader, then I will wait for a few more days. ”

After that, Li Dongfang said goodbye and didn't wait for Liu Lulu to come downstairs to send it.

When he walked out of the gate of Zhao's house at No. 2 Liuyin Road, Li Dongfang walked heavily and his mood was very heavy.

It is very clear that if he really said all this on behalf of the Xiajiang City CPC Committee, Zhao Qigong's political future would be over, and his conscience would be blamed: Zhao Qigong did not treat him as an outsider, and Chen Zhongcheng's illegal activities in the Tian Zhuangda case were told to him by Zhao Qigong on his own initiative in a private conversation, and the two old partners drank Wuliangye and casually talked about it. Then, his adherence to the bottom line of principles will definitely pay the price of being humiliated! In the future, some people will point to their backs and say: This is a guy who sells his friends and seeks glory, and he is desperate for his own political interests, and even sells his old partners and old leaders. I'm afraid that even the big boss Zhong Mingren will look down on him, and maybe he will think that he is a soft bone. Zhong Mingren has suffered a lot from small reports, and he doesn't like his cadres to make small reports in front of him.

I really hope that Zhao Qiyun will save his political future in one fell swoop, and also save his personality that may be humiliated, he is willing to wait a few more days, even if he takes a little political risk for this, and endures a little humiliation, as long as Zhao Qiguan takes the initiative to go to Zhong Mingren and the provincial party committee to have a good talk.

Slowly passing through the street, Li Dongfang stopped under a big willow tree on the side of the road, and looked at the Zhao family's small building close at hand for a long time. The lights on in the small building of the Zhao family were on, and there was a figure shaking in front of the window facing the road on the second floor, first one person, and then two people, and the two people seemed to be talking about something. Li Dongfang seemed to be able to hear Zhao Qigong's heavy and helpless sigh. Later, the two figures in front of the window gradually blurred, and when Li Dongfang rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, he found that his eyes were full of tears when he didn't know what to do.

At this time, a black Audi with a small license plate slowly drove by and stopped in front of Li Dongfang.

Zhong Mingren, secretary of the provincial party committee, rolled down the window and greeted: "Comrade Dongfang, you are so leisurely!" ”

Li Dongfang was stunned: "Oh, it's the big boss?" How...... Why haven't you rested so late? ”

Zhong Mingren smiled: "There was a surprise attack." Let Comrade Fan Xing accompany me to see the International Industrial Park and listen to the report of the comrades in the park. Is it alright, huh? It's not like your dude renders it the way it looks! ”

Li Dongfang didn't expect Zhong Mingren to take the initiative to go to see the International Industrial Park, and he didn't expect it to be accompanied by Qian Fanxing - I saw Qian Fanxing twice on different occasions during the day today, and I didn't hear Qian Fanxing mention it.

It is conceivable what Qian Fanxing and Zhong Mingren can see and hear, but I am afraid that this "sudden attack" is neither "sudden" nor constitutes an "attack". Li Dongfang didn't want to see it through in person, he only smiled implicitly and said, "Big boss, you let Comrade Fanxing lead the way, is it a sudden attack?" I'm afraid that the news has already been leaked by Fanxing. ”

Zhong Mingren said unhappily: "What? Comrade Fanxing still dares to lie to me? He deceived my ears, and he couldn't fool my eyes! Comrade Dongfang, I can make it clear to you in person: if you talk nonsense again, don't blame me for being rude to you! ”

Li Dongfang was hesitant, and before he finished speaking, Zhong Mingren's car had already driven away.